This was one heck of an episode for Psycho Pass. Just like Robotics;Notes, actually. The point where everything gets turned around.

Unfortunately I had been spoiled that someone would die in this episode, and as the episode went on it was pretty clear who would be the poor victim. The way in which it happened though, I totally did not see that coming. I loved the end of the episode because of that. In fact, this episode pulled lots of surprise twists that were just awesome. Makishima Shougo being apprehended by his own pride by not taking into account that Kougami didn’t come alone gave Akane a great moment for herself. I also love how she didn’t give in, and just apprehended the guy, instead of giving into her emotions. Now that’s a strong female character there who knows her own limits.

It’s very interesting that the main villain has now been apprehended though. From this moment there will be two possibilities: he’ll escape, or the main protagonists will somehow aid him in bringing down the Sibil System. I mean, Kagari’s death will be a trigger for a lot of things for Kougami and Akane, however you pull it. The Psycho Pass will become useless in one way or the other, the question now is “how”, and “what will that lead to”.

Production IG also rocks lately with their animation. First there was this string of excellent fight scenes that I’ve missed for so long, and then there was Jousei Kasei’s image as her skin was removed. That was a really powerful image for her. I loved the framing and the impact it made, and it was just perfect for that scene. Why she’s an android at this point is anyone’s guess, but it made the setting here even more interesting.

For a while I wondered why there was so little security in the building, if something really important is hidden there that absolutely cannot be found by anyone. But heck, I believe that this is the result of people’s Psycho Pass: apparently nobody with a clear conscience could live with something like what went on in the Sibil System’s core, whatever the hell it may be, so the maintenance and security of that building just had to be replaced with robots out of necessity. I guess that that’s why the police operates with people with a high crime hue: because this leads to less free people in the police force, and a smaller chance that one of them will find out about the tower and act on their impulses: like this episode showed, they can be easily killed off by a dominator that way. Whether this was the most efficient tactic for this though…. I have no idea.Rating:6/8 (Awesome)

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I’m hoping that Kagari isn’t really dead and managed to escape somehow. It doesn’t look very likely given the situation, but it’s still possible, since we didn’t see him actually die. Of course, if we find out later that there are bits of Kagari strewn all around the room, that’ll be the end of it…(And if he did escape, Shion would know about it, so she would need to cover it up or also flee.)

It said Paralyzer but then it started to make weird sounds and changed it’s shape to the decomposer. I suppose she couldn’t kill Kagari with his current psycho-pass color so she hacked his own Dominator.

Kasei didn’t use the eliminator mode, she used the decomposer, the same thing used against the robot in the first episodes. If Kagari was shot with it (and at point-blank-range I can’t see how he didn’t) then not a single trace should remain of him. Let’s remember this is written by Gen, and hope it’s something hard to find in his works.

I think Gen wrote himself into a bit of a corner here. The possible character death in this episode being the main issue for me. I said before that if he’s dead we won’t be able to sympathize with him due to his poor development but I’m also thinking now if he survives the show will be even worse off cause it’ll be seen as copping out.

Not every death is made to sympathize with the victim (of course this always helps), some of them have as a purpose to develop the other characters. Just like how Yuki’s dead was mostly for the sake of developing Akane (or how the first death in Madoka was for the sake of developing the main character).

“It’s very interesting that the main villain has now been apprehended though. From this moment there will be two possibilities: he’ll escape, or the protagonists will somehow aid him in bringing down the Sibil System.”

OR .. option 3, he’ll be plugged into the SYBIL system and become a core component of the system he was trying to break down. It looks like that is the secret of the basement.

Well I thought it was some sort of lovecraftian monster given Urobuchi’s writing history. Actually spoiled myself (NoitamnA has a cafe which airs the next Psychopass episode every weekend, you can find spoilers). The show did hinted at what the Sybil System really is.

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AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:34 PM)

Hmmm, my current laptop doesn’t have anything major wrong with it and can last a few months. Like you said it might be good to wait.
Know any good site that will help me keep an eye on things on new laptop affairs? Or else just let me know if a impressive beast comes out.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:31 PM)

I was aware that this thing might be heavy but weight isn’t really an issue. Nor is using it around other people as I had no intention of doing so. I need the portabilty in order to keep it on hand when going to and from my parents and my house. Highly doubt I would need it in a place with a lot of people. Chances are I would just chat with people instead or play a DS.
I figured it would be outdated by years end. Really I just need a laptop that will last me a good few years.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:28 PM)

I really need to go now but I can look at this stuff in more detail later. Just be aware that 2015/2016 will see some major changes to hardware and software – DX12 will need next-gen cards for full support most likely, VR will mean they are optimised for low-latency…
There is a lot of new stuff coming, and you will miss out if you buy now.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:24 PM)

I don’t know how long your current solution will last, but I expect there to be serious developments in the next product cycle or two. GPUs will (finally) shrink to the next node, bringing huge power savings and boosting performance significantly. Skylake will come out with some very interesting features, and 3D memory should be highly beneficial for performance.

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:20 PM)

Price isn’t really a concern with your budget, but a TOTL gaming laptop has major compromises. I don’t really feel comfortable helping unless you are aware of this – you will unlikely be able to use it in any circumstances where there are other people nearby unless they are all using headphones, you’ll need headphones, and it’ll be very bulky and heavy.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:16 PM)

Pretty much anything on steam.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:16 PM)

Well go ahead, if price was not a factor what should I go for?

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:15 PM)

What kind of games are we talking about?

Raggers

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:15 PM)

Oh, ninja’d.

AidanAK47

(Tuesday, Mar 31. 2015 02:14 PM)

About 2700 euro is the highest I can go at the moment. Though if I wait another month I can go beyond 3000.

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